Sunday, May 25, 2014

Movie Poll Review - New Poll (don't be frightened)

Our last poll was a movie one. What is your favorite Chicago movie. Blogger dumped our results lately, but if I remember correctly it was one Ferris Bueller, one Blues Brothers and one Other.

My next poll is regarding horror stories. What is your favorite type of monster?

Stephen King in his non-fiction book, Danse Macabre describes four basic archetypal"monsters." He names them The Frankenstein, The Vampire, The Werewolf and The Ghost. In our poll we'll look at them another way. This other way perhaps may expand the tropes is (respectively):

The Thing that Should Not Be

Frankenstein

Cruel intelligences

Demons and devils

Evil incarnate

Mindless destroyers

The Thing that Devours Us

The Vampire

Animal predators

Parasites

Possessing demons

Succubi

Viruses

Zombies

The Thing with Two Faces

The Werewolf

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dictators

Serial killers

Transmorgifiers

The Thing that Would Not Die

The Ghost

Banshees

Liches

Slashers

Spectres

That which demands revenge

That which seeks death

Wraiths

I'm not sure where Lovecraftian Cosmic Horror falls. I suppose some of it is Mindless Destroyers, but not always. I just don't know. If you don't know what your favorite monster fall under, please put in a comment and we can try to figure it out together.

Welcome to Illini 6

While deployed in Afghanistan I chose as my radio call sign, Illini6. 6 denoting commander and Illini in honor of my Alma Mater.

This blog is a place to share and enjoy the writings and rantings of the Inner Prop.

Inner Prop was a nickname given to me because in times of stress I call upon my inner prop (Prop is in reference to the Rugy Union position of Prop Forward). The inner prop is like the inner child, only more violent.